Box Score May 8, 2016
Final Stats
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
Freshman Kasey Mitchell (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) scored a free-position goal as time expired to lift the No. 7/6 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team to a 10-9 victory over Albany and its fourth-consecutive America East championship Sunday afternoon at LaValle Stadium. With the win – the 14th-straight for Stony Brook – the Seawolves improve to 16-3, while the Great Danes drop to 11-6.
Murphy scored four goals on the afternoon to give her 95 on the year, three back of the Division I single-season record set in 1984. Junior Dorrien Van Dyke (Northport, N.Y.) added four goals and an assist, while sophomore Kylie Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) chipped in a goal and three assists.
Murphy was named championship Most Outstanding Player and was joined by Mitchell, Van Dyke and sophomore Samantha DiSalvo (Lynbrook, N.Y.) on the all-championship team.
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Turning Point
The Seawolves trailed 9-8 with 90 seconds remaining before junior Courtney Murphy (Shirley, N.Y.) tied the game with 1:23 to play. Senior Alyssa Fleming (Shoreham, N.Y.) caused an Albany turnover with 39 seconds to go, and following a Stony Brook timeout, Mitchell won it at the buzzer.
By the Numbers
- Junior Kristin Yevoli (Massapequa, N.Y.) tallied five draw controls, while freshman Keri McCarthy (Hauppauge, N.Y.) added four.
- Freshman Anna Tesoriero (Huntington, N.Y.) made five saves.
- Fleming had two caused turnovers – including the crucial one in the final minute – along with a ground ball.
Notes
- Stony Brook improves to 4-1 all-time in America East Championship finals.
- The Seawolves allowed more than seven goals in a game for just the third time this season.
However, Stony Brook is 2-1 in those games.
- Stony Brook improves to 48-5 at LaValle Stadium since 2012.
- Associate head coach Caitlin Defliese captured her eighth career America East title Sunday. Defliese has won the last four conference championships as part of the Stony Brook staff and won four straight as a player at Boston University from 2007-10.
- Murphy broke the America East record for goals in a single season with her first tally of the day, passing the mark of 91 set by Defliese's Boston University teammate, Sarah Dalton.
Up Next
The Seawolves will learn the opponent and location for their first NCAA tournament game when the 26-team field is announced tonight at 9 p.m. on NCAA.com.